PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pendragon
vs
Foster

195 cm
22
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Foster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster gets a takedown into half guard.
Foster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pendragon wants to control but Foster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Foster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pendragon tries to roll over but Foster keeps him under control.
Foster trying to pass the guard but Pendragon defending well.
Pendragon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pendragon tries to get out of the position.
Pendragon is looking to control Foster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pendragon avoid being mounted?
Foster lands with a punch from half guard.
Foster is tying to control. Pendragon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pendragon trying to hold on to Foster's head to control him but Foster postures up.
Foster drops an elbow to the side of Pendragon's head.
Foster trying to control the action but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Foster is working for a kimura but Pendragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Foster passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pendragon!
Pendragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Pendragon is pressing down on Foster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pendragon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Foster looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster postures up and lands a big shot to Pendragon's brow.

Pendragon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pendragon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Foster chips away with some ground and pound.
Pendragon is looking to stand up but Foster isn't so interested in that idea.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster stops Pendragon from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster stops Pendragon from getting back to his feet.
Pendragon wants to control but Foster is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pendragon is controlling Foster's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pendragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foster.
Pendragon is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pendragon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Foster's guard.
Foster wants to sweep but no luck.
Pendragon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Foster wants to stand but Pendragon is controlling the position.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pendragon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foster on the ground.
Pendragon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Foster is looking for a sweep.
Pendragon moves into full mount!
Foster is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pendragon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Foster regains half guard.
Foster missing with punches from the bottom.
Foster is pressing down on Pendragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Foster has a closed guard, preventing Pendragon from standing up.
Pendragon looking to pass the guard.
Foster wants to sweep but no luck.

Pendragon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Foster, up you get!
Pendragon with a lazy takedown attempt

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pendragon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Pendragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pendragon tries to clinch

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pendragon is trying to stand back up but Foster is controlling him
Foster working over Pendragon with some ground and pound. Pendragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
Foster slips a nice elbow through Pendragon's hands, connecting with Pendragon's forehead.
Pendragon is trying to maintain the position but Foster is very close to passing his half guard.
Foster works his way into side control.
Pendragon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Foster wants to take a breather but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Foster is controlling well.
Foster is pressing down on Pendragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pendragon is holding on for now.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pendragon!
Foster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands a big elbow.

Pendragon is rocked!
Foster with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Pendragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pendragon hang on?
Foster with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Foster.
Foster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!
Foster with a couple of short strikes.
Foster scoring with strikes but Pendragon is staying in there.
Foster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pendragon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster landing punches.
Foster avoids the attempt from Pendragon to control.
Pendragon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pendragon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Foster punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to get to half guard.
Pendragon seems to have got his legs back now.
Pendragon is working hard here to advance position.
Pendragon really wants to buck Foster off and get back to his feet.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foster prevents Pendragon from getting the reversal.
Pendragon tries to lock up and control but Foster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pendragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Foster working Pendragon over with strikes here.
Pendragon is looking to get to half guard.
Foster landing strikes from the mount and Pendragon is in trouble!
Pendragon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pendragon distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pendragon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
James Foster has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is striking off his back. Pendragon thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Pendragon wants to stand up but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Foster punching from the bottom - just letting Pendragon know he's still in a fight.
Foster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pendragon's guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
Pendragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Foster advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Pendragon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to roll over but Foster keeps him under control.
Foster slips a nice elbow through Pendragon's hands, connecting with Pendragon's forehead.
Foster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Foster trying to mount his opponent but Pendragon defends it.

Pendragon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Foster pulls his head out easily.
Foster prevents Pendragon from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pendragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Foster scores a takedown into full mount!
Pendragon is working to get back to half guard.
Foster lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pendragon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Foster.
Foster with the ground and pound from mount.
Foster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pendragon?
Foster dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon is trying to escape the mount.
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster lands a big shot there that rocks Pendragon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pendragon taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pendragon?
Pendragon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foster prevents Pendragon from getting the reversal.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Pendragon working to try and regain half guard.
Foster punching from mount but Pendragon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pendragon can't escape the position.
Pendragon regains half guard.

Pendragon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pendragon wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Pendragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Foster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foster.
Foster advances to half guard.
Pendragon taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Pendragon tries to roll over but Foster keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Pendragon's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster working Pendragon over with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pendragon taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Pendragon has hold of Foster's hands but Foster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foster lands strikes from half guard.
Pendragon is in trouble now - Foster has advanced to mount!
Pendragon tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Pendragon is trying desperately to improve position.
Foster landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pendragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!
Foster with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Foster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Foster thows a huge punch but Pendragon dodges it nicely.
Foster passes to side control.
Foster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pendragon is trying to control Foster's posture but Foster avoids it.
Foster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pendragon to see if he's OK.
Pendragon tries to buck Foster off but Foster is having none of it.
Pendragon sneaks back into half guard.

Pendragon kicks Foster off and gets back to his feet.
Zacharius Pendragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but Foster circles away easily

and Foster counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Foster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foster postures up and lands a big shot to Pendragon's brow.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pendragon's head.

Pendragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Foster works over Pendragon with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pendragon wants to control but Foster passes easily into half guard.
Foster working over Pendragon with some ground and pound. Pendragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Foster there.
Zacharius Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster drops an elbow to the side of Pendragon's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Foster!